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    [Adjective]  | "ram*shack*le" | \ ˈram-ˌsha-kəl \


    1: appearing ready to collapse : rickety

    2: carelessly or loosely constructed


    Origin: 1830 ;

     Alteration of earlier ransackled, from past participle of obsolete ransackle, frequentative of ransack;

    [Adjective]  | "ramshackle" 


    1: showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect;


      * e.g., " ... She earns her living buying ramshackle homes, restoring them, and selling them at a profit. "






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